Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who required an anastomotic leak intervention following gastric bypass or colectomy surgery.
Measure Type: Outcome
Unplanned Reoperation within the 30-Day Postoperative Period
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had any unplanned reoperation within the 30-day postoperative period.
Unplanned Hospital Readmission within 30 Days of Principal Procedure
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of principal procedure.
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who had a surgical site infection (SSI).
Maternity Care: Elective Delivery (Without Medical Indication) at < 39 Weeks (Overuse)
Percentage of patients, regardless of age, who gave birth during a 12-month period, delivered a live singleton at < 39 weeks of gestation, and had elective deliveries (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor.
Rate of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) of Small or Moderate Non-Ruptured Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) without Major Complications (Discharged to Home by Post-Operative Day #2)
Percent of patients undergoing endovascular repair of small or moderate non-ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) that do not experience a major complication (discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2).
Cataracts: 20/40 or Better Visual Acuity within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery
Percentage of cataract surgeries for patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of uncomplicated cataract and no significant ocular conditions impacting the visual outcome of surgery and had best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better (distance or near) achieved in the operative eye within 90 days following the cataract surgery.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Prolonged Intubation
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG surgery who require postoperative intubation > 24 hours.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Postoperative Renal Failure
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG surgery (without pre-existing renal failure) who develop postoperative renal failure or require dialysis.
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Surgical Re-Exploration
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older undergoing isolated CABG surgery who require a return to the operating room (OR) for mediastinal bleeding with or without tamponade, unplanned coronary artery intervention (native vessel, graft or both), valve dysfunction, aortic reintervention or other cardiac reason during the current hospitalization.